Today We Hit the Road!

Morning all!  It's been a l-o-o-o-n-g few days getting ready to leave for our winter adventure.  My energy and motivation level are high in the morning, Bill's are at night.  I got things packed up during the day and he loaded the jeep (along with other things on his ToDo list) late into the night so he's still zzzzz-ing.  I can't even begin to count the number of times I've been to Walgreen's & Rite-Aid the last few days, picking up last minute items.

I've packed more shit than I'm sure I'll need.  My yoga bag that my sweet Bill gave me is fully loaded with bolster, blanket, blocks, strap, mat, and my DIY yoga mat cleaner and probably takes up the most room, but Bill promised he'd fit it in!   FYI, my foam roller didn't fit in the bag, but it make it in the jeep :)!

Took Cheba to the vet for her health certificate, which wound up taking two trips.  For those who aren't aware, most countries require some type of certificate of health for an animal to enter and in the US, there are USDA forms for the vet to fill out.  The requirements for the certificate vary depending on where the animal is going and the type of animal (livestock is a whole different ball game).  Now we crossed into Mexico with Reggae several times and we were only asked for paperwork once , but like I said in an earlier post, we weren't taking any chances.  So our vet, who is AMAZING (Dr. Rebecca at Pacific Veterinary Clinic), filled out the form she usually uses, but she was concerned about getting a USDA endorsement seal in time.  She also was puzzled why it was needed, so on the first visit she gave me the form (without the seal) and said she'd contact the the USDA.  She called me a couple hours later and told me, she was preparing a different form for Mexico travel.  Leave it to our government (and paper reduction acts) to have multiple forms to use, depending on this, that, or the other!!  Bottomline, we have Cheba's health cert, rabies certs, and current patient chart, should any groomer, boarder, or vet need it.  Now that we have everything, I bet no one will ask for a thing :)

For folks who don't live in a rural area, burning trash & brush, not garbage is a common practice (I'm not posting to debate the practice please).  You can't burn everyday and the last couple haven't been approved "burn days" for us.  We figured today would be, so Bill's plan was to do a burn before we hit the road.  Wouldn't you know it.....it's POURING RAIN!!!!

As soon as he gets up, I say, "let's hit the road"!!!


Happy Trails & Positive Vibes!

Sam (and Bill from dreamland :))